Transcript Heart Health Benefits of Exercise

Heart Health Benefits of Exercise
Jeff Redekopp MS CSCS RCEP
Cardiopulmonary Rehab Manager
Trinity Health
General Benefits of Regular Exercise
Helps prevent and manage disease
• Weight Control
• Maintains and improves bone and joint health
• Maintains and improves muscle strength
• Mood Improvement
• Energy Improvement
• Promotes Better Sleep
• Can be a fun way to spend time
Heart Disease Management
• Regular exercise along with healthy eating habits can
reduce the risk of developing heart disease
• Regular exercise can help control/manage:
• Heart Disease Risk Factors:
• High Blood Pressure
• Diabetes
• High Cholesterol
• Obesity
• Smoking (cessation)
• Depression/Anxiety/Stress
Importance of Exercise in Recovery from
a Heart Event
• Exercise will help to counteract the loss of physical
function due to the effects of inactivity
• Sedentary Lifestyle
• Exercise lowers risk of heart attack and increases survival
rates after heart attack
• Heart event survivors are at higher risk of another heart event
• Exercise improves ability to do Activities of Daily Living
Importance of Exercise in Recovery from
a Heart Event
• Regular Aerobic exercise can strengthen the heart muscle
by safely stressing it, and help it become more efficient so
it doesn’t have to work as hard
• Walking
• Cycling
• Swimming
• Jogging
• Rollerblading
• Cross-country skiing
• Using a stair-stepper or elliptical machine
Importance of Exercise in Recovery from
a Heart Event
• Resistance exercise can strengthen other muscles and
bones and can help take some of the workload off the
heart
• Weight lifting using:
• Barbells
• Dumbbells
• Weight machines
• Using other equipment in place of weights:
• Resistance bands or tubing
• Soup cans, ice cream buckets
• Sand filled inner tubes, tires
Importance of Exercise in Recovery from
a Heart Event
• Important considerations when starting an exercise
program after a heart event:
• Get clearance from you doctor before starting
• Enroll in a Cardiac Rehab program if your community has one
• Physical Therapy may be a option if Cardiac Rehab is not available
• If neither Cardiac Rehab or Physical Therapy is available, consult with
an exercise professional that has experience working with heart patients
immediately after their hospital discharge
Importance of Exercise in Recovery from
a Heart Event
• Important considerations when starting an exercise
program after a heart event:
• Start slowly by just walking for a few minutes 5-6 days a week
• Gradually build up your time and intensity and incorporate other
activities
Final Thoughts
• The human body was designed with movement in mind. The less it
moves the more it breaks down. As a result, getting regular exercise
is meant to be a lifetime commitment!
• Scientific studies show that exercise is medicine that produces
positive results!
• Starting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle including regular exercise
and good nutrition can help you stay out of the doctor’s office and out
of the hospital!
• Regardless of your age or whether you’ve had a heart event or not,
starting and maintaining a regular exercise program will have many
beneficial effects on your health!